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About Lau Village

Lau is a large village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,573, made up of 1,279 males and 1,294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1974.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lau village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Rajpur
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 1974.41 hectares
Population 2,573
Male Population 1,279
Female Population 1,294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lau compares

By the 2011 count Lau is the 5th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 1974.41 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Lau

Lau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lau as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kotdih, Kundi Kalan, Kundi Khurd and Ladkund. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lau

As per the Census of India 2011, Lau village had a population of 2,573. That makes it the 5th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Lau village has 1,279 males and 1,294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lau has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Lau is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lau covers 1974.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lau falls under Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Lau notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lau.

Lau is in Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lau today is likely to be higher.

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